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White House Response to Fallujah Attacks; Office Workout Tips

Aired April 02, 2004 - 06:30   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: And good morning to you from the CNN global headquarters in Atlanta. This is DAYBREAK for April 2. Happy Friday to you. I'm Carol Costello.
More on the fallout from the Fallujah violence in just a moment, but first the latest headlines. This is new this hour.

Israeli police storm a disputed Jerusalem holy site today, after Palestinians throw stones at them. No injuries reported.

Former U.S. Marine Toby Studabaker is being sentenced today for abducting a 12-year-old British girl he contacted over the Internet. Sentencing will be in Manchester, England.

Saudi Arabia's ambassador the United States says his country will not allow an oil shortage to develop. The assurance from the prince comes after OPEC announces oil production cuts.

(WEATHER BREAK)

COSTELLO: Up first on DAYBREAK, U.S. officials in Iraq condemned those who killed four American contractors in Fallujah and then dragged their bodies through the streets. Civilian administrator Paul Bremer calls the actions despicable and inexcusable, and say they illustrate the ongoing struggle between human dignity and barbarism.

U.S. Army General Mark Kimmitt vows to hunt down the killers, and he says of Fallujah, we will re-establish control of that city. We will pacify that city.

President Bush will address the Republican National Committee tonight, and reporters will be listening for a possible response to the violence in Iraq. White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan says the attacks in Fallujah only strengthen the president's resolve to stay the course in Iraq.

More on this now from CNN's Paul Courson. He joins us live from Washington.

Take it away -- Paul.

PAUL COURSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Carol, as of this morning, U.S. and Iraqi troops continue to look for those responsible for the attack on the coalition contractors.

One thing that may help the search for those to blame is the footage that you see in the video footage, lots of people going by, a gruesome celebratory-type activity around the vehicles and such like that. But the faces are shown of those at that crowd, and that may very well help.

Now, Paul Bremer the civilian administrator that you just mentioned, has had unusually harsh tone in his comments about the attack. Let's take a listen to something he said yesterday.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

PAUL BREMER, U.S. ADMINISTRATOR: You have put to shame the human jackals who defiled the streets of Fallujah, and the Ashura (ph) murderers who besmirched the streets of Karbala and Baghdad with the blood of innocents.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

COURSON: And President Bush last night did mention the terrorist climate that we've got right now. At the dinner last night for a Republican group, he said that in his pre-9/11 preparations in his administration they were aware of various threats. Here's a byte.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: In Iraq, my administration looked at the intelligence information, and we saw a threat. The Congress looked at the intelligence, and they saw a threat. The United Nations Security Council looked at the intelligence, and it saw a threat. The previous administration and Congress looked at the intelligence, and made regime change in Iraq the policy of our country.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

COURSON: Overnight, Carol, we did have a development for the 9/11 Commission. Of course, we had the development this week that Condi Rice will be testifying before the commission next week. And the commission apparently is also very interested as to why the Bush administration has not turned over some Clinton-vintage documents that may help them pursue what went wrong in the events leading up to the 9/11 attacks.

COSTELLO: And, Paul, what are those Clinton-vintage documents?

COURSON: Well, the documents may very well have references in it to the level of threat presented by al Qaeda and what the Bush administration might have done with that information, Carol, as the Clinton administration was on its way out and the Bush administration was on its way in. The commission wants to know more about exactly what those documents had to say.

COSTELLO: Well, it will be a very interesting week when the 9/11 Commission reconvenes and Condoleezza Rice testifies, and I'm sure much more will be coming out about this.

Paul Courson live in Washington this morning. COSTELLO: The scenes of those American bodies being dragged in the streets recall those from Somalia. On "AMERICAN MORNING," Michael Durant, the pilot of that Black Hawk helicopter that went down in Mogadishu, talks about the violence in Iraq. "AMERICAN MORNING," as you know, begins at 7:00 Eastern.

DAYBREAK is back in two minutes.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

COSTELLO: Yes, let's get right back to our "8 Weeks to a Better Body" series, and our very special guest, fitness guru Denise Austin, author of the book, "Shrink Your Female Fat Zones." And this morning, Denise is showing us what you can do on the job at your office to firm up for summer.

And, Denise, Chad is your guinea pig now, so please.

DENISE AUSTIN, EXERCISE GURU: OK, now, Chad, I'm going to show some easy exercises using just a simple resistance band.

CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: All right.

AUSTIN: I love these, because they really help to firm the muscle. And, look, you can put this in your briefcase, and this can travel with you anywhere, anytime. So, you can tone up your muscles, firm them up.

Did you know we have 640 muscles in our body from head to toe?

MYERS: And I only use one, just this one, just the bicep.

AUSTIN: Oh! Well, let's use them some more. The back of the arm, the tricep. This is a great one that firms the back of the arms.

MYERS: OK.

AUSTIN: Try this one. Come on, Chad.

MYERS: I'm trying.

AUSTIN: Get that -- yes. Push it back there. Yes, do you feel the muscles working?

MYERS: No.

AUSTIN: I hope so. Come on.

MYERS: I don't have any.

AUSTIN: They're there. We all have them. OK, now...

MYERS: Yes, now it's hurting.

AUSTIN: Now, I've got a great one to improve the size of the waistline. Really to slim down, get rid of those... MYERS: Oh, I thought you were going to make it bigger.

AUSTIN: ... love handles that we all hate, right? Stretch to the side, bend with the -- that's it. Use that resistance band. And then bend to the other side. This is a great one for the sides of the waistline. Come on. We'll shrink that big waist spread.

MYERS: I think my bands are too big.

AUSTIN: OK, well, just double it up.

MYERS: There. There we go. OK, I did.

AUSTIN: Stretch to the side and side. Come on. Work that waistline. Move it. Come on, Chad.

MYERS: Oh, man!

AUSTIN: OK. Now, hold it in front of you...

MYERS: It's going to be gone.

AUSTIN: And now do a twist.

MYERS: I won't be able to fit in my suit. Denise, I'm going to be too skinny.

AUSTIN: Come on. Oh, well, come on, you've got to firm those muscles. Work the waistline this way now.

MYERS: OK.

AUSTIN: Come on, twist. Tighten up your tummy and then twist...

MYERS: Let me get this suit off here. Hold on. This is getting too...

AUSTIN: Yes, come on, loosen up here. Zip up those abs. Tighten up that tummy, yes.

MYERS: And zip up those what?

AUSTIN: Abs. Your abdominals. Make them -- pull them and up. Do you feel your abs tightening? That's it. Twist, twist, good, Chad. That's it.

MYERS: I don't know. I feel something in my back. I don't know what that is.

AUSTIN: OK, and relax. Now, we need to improve our chest and really uplift the breast area. You know why? Because it will help improve your posture. So, here's a great chest exercise.

MYERS: OK.

AUSTIN: I love this one, because you're really firming the chest muscles and improving your posture.

MYERS: What are you doing? Are you doing this?

AUSTIN: No. Bring it behind you.

MYERS: OK. Oh, OK.

AUSTIN: See? It's behind me.

MYERS: I've got it. All right.

AUSTIN: And now, pull it in front of you.

MYERS: I don't have a TV, so I can't really see you well. All right, there we go. I see. I see, OK.

AUSTIN: (UNINTELLIGIBLE).

MYERS: I've got it.

AUSTIN: OK, can you feel it in your chest muscles?

MYERS: Absolutely. Absolutely, that's a good one.

AUSTIN: Your pecks (UNINTELLIGIBLE).

MYERS: Yes.

AUSTIN: This is a really good one.

MYERS: That's like doing the butterfly on the machines downstairs, you know.

AUSTIN: That's right.

MYERS: And with a lot less pain or a lot less potential pain if I do it wrong, Denise. This is really a great exercise. I really do like this one.

AUSTIN: Yes. I love that one. OK, now to improve those lats (ph) underneath here to give you that beautiful V look, and we all want that.

MYERS: OK. Right.

AUSTIN: Raise your little band up above, and you're going to pull down and release up.

MYERS: OK.

AUSTIN: Pull down. The pulling down phase is the tough part. Can you feel it?

MYERS: I'm messing up my hair, Denise.

AUSTIN: Oh, honey, tighten up those bands. Come on. More resistance, just like look at those muscles.

MYERS: Oh, I'll double it up then. All right, there we go.

AUSTIN: Yes. Now, pull it down and up. Down and up. And then the other arm. You've got it, Chad. Good work. Come on, push. These are all easy exercises everybody can do.

MYERS: Carol, I'll be off on Monday, because I'll be too sore to come back.

COSTELLO: OK, guys, I'm sorry, I have to end this segment. We've been having so much fun. Denise, you've provided us with many helpful hints.

MYERS: Thank you, Denise. That was awesome.

COSTELLO: And maybe Chad will exercise in the future.

AUSTIN: Thank you, guys.

COSTELLO: Denise Austin, thank you so much.

AUSTIN: Stay fit. Come one.

COSTELLO: We will.

AUSTIN: You can do it.

COSTELLO: Thanks, Denise, for joining us on DAYBREAK this morning.

AUSTIN: OK. Thank you, guys. Bye.

COSTELLO: Next week, our series, "8 Weeks to a Better Body," continues with suggestions for what to eat before and after you exercise.

OK, Your news, money, weather and sports. It is 6:42 Eastern Time. Here's what's all new this morning.

Police have distributed a composite sketch. Take a look. This is the man Audrey Seiler says abducted her. The University of Wisconsin student was found Wednesday, four days after disappearing.

Big cuts at Detroit public schools; 3,200 workers, including at least 900 teachers, are losing their jobs. Declining enrollment and budget restraints prompted the layoffs.

In money news, smokers in Chicago are paying more for those packs of cigarettes. A county-approved 82 cents per pack tax increase took effect on Thursday.

In sports, Kobe Bryant in a more comfortable court setting. Bryant led the Lakers with 26 points as L.A. went on to beat Houston 93-85. In culture, "The Passion of the Christ" director Mel Gibson made a surprise visit to the Little Sisters of the Poor. Gibson spent about three hours at the Louisville nursing home, watched some of his movie, and then left a very sizable donation.

(WEATHER BREAK)

COSTELLO: Those are the latest headlines. Coming up on DAYBREAK, and then there were four. They're working their way through the big dance on the way to a championship. So, what's so great about this year's Final Four?

And, we'll tell you why this athletic little piggy is showing off her flying skills.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

COSTELLO: And welcome back to DAYBREAK. It's 6:47 Eastern Time.

Before we get going with sports news this morning, let's head live to New York to check in with Bill and Heidi, who is in for Soledad. They're in New York to tell us what's coming up on "AMERICAN MORNING."

Good morning.

BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Is Chad going to keep doing those stretches, Carol.

MYERS: No.

COSTELLO: You know...

HEMMER: Are you sore?

MYERS: Yes, already.

HEMMER: I bet you are.

COSTELLO: She was really, really, perky, wasn't she?

HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: Very. Frighteningly so.

COSTELLO: Well, exactly. I'm exhausted from that, and I was just watching.

HEMMER: Yes, and so are we.

Carol, listen, among the many headlines, we're going to get you back to Iraq today. Walter Rodgers is standing by there in Baghdad. Also, Michael Durant with the lessons from Somalia 11 years ago and reflections on what we all witnessed earlier in the week in Fallujah. We'll get to that topic quite intensely again today, as of yesterday also.

COLLINS: And then we are going to take you to Israel, where the police there have now gone into a holy site in Jerusalem, one of the holiest in that area, using stun grenades now to control Palestinian protestors. You see some of those images there. And we'll visit that story as well.

HEMMER: Also, on the legal front, we'll get to Jeffrey Toobin. Don't know what's happening with this grand jury regarding Michael Jackson, but we understand that the accuser has testified this week, and we'll talk to Jeff about that.

And Jack is with us as well. He's got a good question online today, too, for you.

By the way, yesterday we had the highest number of e-mails in the history of "AMERICAN MORNING"...

COLLINS: Can you believe that?

HEMMER: ... with regard to the Fallujah deal. So, we're going to change the topic a little bit today, and Jack will tell you all about it.

COSTELLO: All right.

COLLINS: It's a lighter topic.

HEMMER: Yes. Yes. Have a great weekend -- Carol.

COSTELLO: You guys, too. We'll see you in about 10 minutes.

HEMMER: All right.

COLLINS: Great, Carol. Thanks.

COSTELLO: I want to talk sports right now and Freddy Adu.

Chris Cotter from 790 the Zone here in Atlanta is joining us on DAYBREAK's sofa set.

CHRIS COTTER, 790 THE ZONE: Good morning.

COSTELLO: And we want to talk about this soccer player joining the D.C. United, because 14 years old.

COTTER: Yes.

COSTELLO: Did he make his debut yet?

COTTER: You know, well, first of all, when you say, I'm not sure that he's really 14 years old. You remember we had the whole...

COSTELLO: I thought...

MYERS: Yes, I remember.

COTTER: ... situation in the Little League in New York?

MYERS: The baseball player.

COTTER: The baseball player and everything. Well, here's Freddy Adu, and you've heard him speak, and he's very well-spoken for a 14- year-old.

COSTELLO: I heard him on "60 Minutes."

COTTER: He seems a lot more mature to me than your typical and your average 14-year-old would be. I personally think he might be a little bit older than 14.

COSTELLO: OK, you talk about him being well-spoken. We have a sound byte to play for our viewers. Listen.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

FREDDY ADU, PRO SOCCER PLAYER: When I was born, my mom said, when I saw a soccer ball, I started crying because I wanted to hold it so bad in my hands. And it was just -- it's a talent. You know, it's just I was chosen to do this. You know, God gave me the talent, and it was up to me to use it, you know, use it in the right way. And, you know, thank God, you know, because, you know, the people surrounding me, I've had great people, you know, around me, and that's why I'm here right now.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

COSTELLO: Well, he could be 14.

COTTER: I don't know. When I was 14, if I had the cameras on me and the lights, I'd be stumbling and fumbling through my sentences.

COSTELLO: You've seen -- more importantly, though, you've seen him play.

COTTER: Yes, very good. I mean, he is -- and you know what? He's got a lot of pressure on him -- he and another fellow by the name of Tim Howard. It's kind of like the future of American soccer rests on his shoulders. And so many times, Chad, in the past when we've had the World Cup...

MYERS: Yes.

COTTER: ... come to the United States and the women's team and all of the attention that that got, soccer really hasn't taken off in terms of professional soccer being a fan sport in this country.

MYERS: Right.

COTTER: Let's see if he can help that.

MYERS: But we need heroes. It's the reason why Nascar did so well. They had heroes. If soccer can get heroes, people that they can put a name on, they can put a face on. Golf, for instance, if you see John Daly you know it's John Daly. You know, one of those...

COTTER: Yes.

COSTELLO: Well, maybe Freddy Adu will provide that, you know.

MYERS: Exactly.

COSTELLO: We have to get on to March Madness now, because I know that's what all of you are waiting for anxiously. When are the games? Are they tomorrow night, right?

COTTER: Who do you think I'm rooting for?

MYERS: Can I take a guess?

COSTELLO: I think probably Georgia Tech.

COTTER: Little old gold here. It's right in my alma mater, Georgia Tech in the Final Four. And the greatest thing about the Final Four is there's a different story for every team every year. And that's why this year is as great as last year is as great as 10 years ago.

COSTELLO: So, what's the big story coming out of March Madness this year?

COTTER: Well, the biggest story really is you have three coaches that have all been there before, and Eddie Sutton at Oklahoma State, Mike Krzyewski at Duke, and Jim Calhoun at Yukon. And then you have Paul Hewitt, who is 40 years old...

MYERS: Yes.

COTTER: ... who is just in his fourth year at Georgia Tech, and, you know, a young coach, his first time there, but he's really the hot -- the new hot young coach in college basketball.

So, people are kind of looking at that. You have a Duke team -- now, this is 10 years that Mike Krzyewski has now gone to the Final Four. Ten times! That has to rival, you know, John Wooden at UCLA among the greatest accomplishments of all time in college basketball.

COSTELLO: So...

MYERS: A lot of people say -- go ahead.

COSTELLO: Oh, no, I was just going to force him to make a pick between Duke and Yukon.

COTTER: I'm going to pick Yukon.

MYERS: Oh, really?

COTTER: Yukon is the best team of the four teams. They are. When they're playing their best and when they're on, nobody can beat them. So, I'm going to say that they are going to be at their best. They have senior experience in the point guard position, Amika Okafor (ph), the best offensive/defensive two-way player in the game. I'm going to say Yukon beats Duke.

COSTELLO: Go ahead, Chad.

MYERS: Many people were saying that Georgia Tech kind of slid in there, because they didn't have to play one or two, because they got knocked out beforehand. I mean, have they played anyone?

COTTER: Well, the one thing about Georgia Tech is they played close games throughout.

MYERS: Yes.

COTTER: And that has helped them along the way.

MYERS: All right.

COTTER: And remember, they beat a Kansas team.

MYERS: yes.

COTTER: You know, one of the storied teams in college basketball to get to the Final Four, an experienced Kansas team. And they were able to shut them down. It looked like Kansas would steamroll their way through, and Tech was able to in a close game beat them. And I think a lot of the close games they played early on in the tournament helped them to get ready for a close, tight battle.

MYERS: Right.

COSTELLO: Well, take your school loyalty out of the equation. Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State?

COTTER: I don't know if that's -- all right, you know, I'll take my school loyalty out and I'll pick the best team.

COSTELLO: Take that tie off.

COTTER: Georgia Tech is going to beat Oklahoma State. Oklahoma State is a better team, I think, in most phases, but Tech for some reason they just seem like they've got magic on their side. And that's what, you know, March Madness is all about.

MYERS: Yes.

COTTER: Just finding something intangible, and Tech seems to have it. So, I'm going to take Tech and Yukon in the finals.

COSTELLO: You know what's really strange? The college basketball season really does not begin until the end of March, early April, doesn’t it?

COTTER: Well...

COSTELLO: But nobody pays any attention to it until March Madness. COTTER: I think people pay attention to it, but March Madness is just this special time of year. It's like the bowl season in college football and the beginning of the NFL season, October and baseball. You know, it's just that -- there's a special time of year that everybody looks forward to, and this is it. In March Madness, everybody has their pools going, you know, the offices, the water cooler talk.

MYERS: Yes, all over.

COSTELLO: That's for sure. Chris Cotter from 790 the Zone joining us DAYBREAK this morning, and we thank you for that.

COTTER: You're welcome.

COSTELLO: Chad will join me for "The Lightning Round" coming up, but first the latest headlines for you.

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COSTELLO: Ah, it is time for our "Lightning Round." So, let's get to it, shall we?

MYERS: The last one of the week.

COSTELLO: Last one of the week.

All babies are cute, aren't they, Chad?

MYERS: Oh, well, I don't know about that.

COSTELLO: Oh, no, these are fuzzy little newborns. They're at the San Francisco Zoo. They're bald eagles.

MYERS: Oh, wow! Cute.

COSTELLO: Isn't that cute? They're only about 4 days old. Ah!

MYERS: Sweet.

COSTELLO: Check out Beauty, the flying pig. There she is. She's the star attraction at the Royal Easter Show in Sidney, Australia. These photos are actually from her dress rehearsal, Chad.

MYERS: It must be the ears, the large ears. Maybe she can fly with those ears, like Dumbo.

COSTELLO: She's actually a diving pig. She can dive nine feet into a pool of water in front of a huge crowd cheering her on.

MYERS: I don't see the crowd.

COSTELLO: Well, these are her practice photos.

MYERS: Oh, OK, all right.

COSTELLO: Because she doesn't begin until tomorrow.

MYERS: OK, fair enough.

COSTELLO: OK. Pop star Jessica Simpson is the cover girl for the 30th anniversary edition of "People" magazine. That's out today. Oh, she looks nice in that fur, though.

This weekend, CNN will celebrate three decades of "People" magazine covers with a special edition of "PEOPLE IN THE NEWS." That airs tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. Eastern, and again Sunday night at 7:00 Eastern.

And do not forget to set your clocks forward one hour this weekend. Daylight Savings Time returns at 2:00 a.m. Sunday, so spring forward, everyone.

MYERS: Correct. And...

COSTELLO: That does it -- oh, go ahead, Chad.

MYERS: No. And set the clock ahead before you go to bed.

COSTELLO: Good idea.

MYERS: Yes.

COSTELLO: "AMERICAN MORNING" starts right now.

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Aired April 2, 2004 - 06:30   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: And good morning to you from the CNN global headquarters in Atlanta. This is DAYBREAK for April 2. Happy Friday to you. I'm Carol Costello.
More on the fallout from the Fallujah violence in just a moment, but first the latest headlines. This is new this hour.

Israeli police storm a disputed Jerusalem holy site today, after Palestinians throw stones at them. No injuries reported.

Former U.S. Marine Toby Studabaker is being sentenced today for abducting a 12-year-old British girl he contacted over the Internet. Sentencing will be in Manchester, England.

Saudi Arabia's ambassador the United States says his country will not allow an oil shortage to develop. The assurance from the prince comes after OPEC announces oil production cuts.

(WEATHER BREAK)

COSTELLO: Up first on DAYBREAK, U.S. officials in Iraq condemned those who killed four American contractors in Fallujah and then dragged their bodies through the streets. Civilian administrator Paul Bremer calls the actions despicable and inexcusable, and say they illustrate the ongoing struggle between human dignity and barbarism.

U.S. Army General Mark Kimmitt vows to hunt down the killers, and he says of Fallujah, we will re-establish control of that city. We will pacify that city.

President Bush will address the Republican National Committee tonight, and reporters will be listening for a possible response to the violence in Iraq. White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan says the attacks in Fallujah only strengthen the president's resolve to stay the course in Iraq.

More on this now from CNN's Paul Courson. He joins us live from Washington.

Take it away -- Paul.

PAUL COURSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Carol, as of this morning, U.S. and Iraqi troops continue to look for those responsible for the attack on the coalition contractors.

One thing that may help the search for those to blame is the footage that you see in the video footage, lots of people going by, a gruesome celebratory-type activity around the vehicles and such like that. But the faces are shown of those at that crowd, and that may very well help.

Now, Paul Bremer the civilian administrator that you just mentioned, has had unusually harsh tone in his comments about the attack. Let's take a listen to something he said yesterday.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

PAUL BREMER, U.S. ADMINISTRATOR: You have put to shame the human jackals who defiled the streets of Fallujah, and the Ashura (ph) murderers who besmirched the streets of Karbala and Baghdad with the blood of innocents.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

COURSON: And President Bush last night did mention the terrorist climate that we've got right now. At the dinner last night for a Republican group, he said that in his pre-9/11 preparations in his administration they were aware of various threats. Here's a byte.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: In Iraq, my administration looked at the intelligence information, and we saw a threat. The Congress looked at the intelligence, and they saw a threat. The United Nations Security Council looked at the intelligence, and it saw a threat. The previous administration and Congress looked at the intelligence, and made regime change in Iraq the policy of our country.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

COURSON: Overnight, Carol, we did have a development for the 9/11 Commission. Of course, we had the development this week that Condi Rice will be testifying before the commission next week. And the commission apparently is also very interested as to why the Bush administration has not turned over some Clinton-vintage documents that may help them pursue what went wrong in the events leading up to the 9/11 attacks.

COSTELLO: And, Paul, what are those Clinton-vintage documents?

COURSON: Well, the documents may very well have references in it to the level of threat presented by al Qaeda and what the Bush administration might have done with that information, Carol, as the Clinton administration was on its way out and the Bush administration was on its way in. The commission wants to know more about exactly what those documents had to say.

COSTELLO: Well, it will be a very interesting week when the 9/11 Commission reconvenes and Condoleezza Rice testifies, and I'm sure much more will be coming out about this.

Paul Courson live in Washington this morning. COSTELLO: The scenes of those American bodies being dragged in the streets recall those from Somalia. On "AMERICAN MORNING," Michael Durant, the pilot of that Black Hawk helicopter that went down in Mogadishu, talks about the violence in Iraq. "AMERICAN MORNING," as you know, begins at 7:00 Eastern.

DAYBREAK is back in two minutes.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

COSTELLO: Yes, let's get right back to our "8 Weeks to a Better Body" series, and our very special guest, fitness guru Denise Austin, author of the book, "Shrink Your Female Fat Zones." And this morning, Denise is showing us what you can do on the job at your office to firm up for summer.

And, Denise, Chad is your guinea pig now, so please.

DENISE AUSTIN, EXERCISE GURU: OK, now, Chad, I'm going to show some easy exercises using just a simple resistance band.

CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: All right.

AUSTIN: I love these, because they really help to firm the muscle. And, look, you can put this in your briefcase, and this can travel with you anywhere, anytime. So, you can tone up your muscles, firm them up.

Did you know we have 640 muscles in our body from head to toe?

MYERS: And I only use one, just this one, just the bicep.

AUSTIN: Oh! Well, let's use them some more. The back of the arm, the tricep. This is a great one that firms the back of the arms.

MYERS: OK.

AUSTIN: Try this one. Come on, Chad.

MYERS: I'm trying.

AUSTIN: Get that -- yes. Push it back there. Yes, do you feel the muscles working?

MYERS: No.

AUSTIN: I hope so. Come on.

MYERS: I don't have any.

AUSTIN: They're there. We all have them. OK, now...

MYERS: Yes, now it's hurting.

AUSTIN: Now, I've got a great one to improve the size of the waistline. Really to slim down, get rid of those... MYERS: Oh, I thought you were going to make it bigger.

AUSTIN: ... love handles that we all hate, right? Stretch to the side, bend with the -- that's it. Use that resistance band. And then bend to the other side. This is a great one for the sides of the waistline. Come on. We'll shrink that big waist spread.

MYERS: I think my bands are too big.

AUSTIN: OK, well, just double it up.

MYERS: There. There we go. OK, I did.

AUSTIN: Stretch to the side and side. Come on. Work that waistline. Move it. Come on, Chad.

MYERS: Oh, man!

AUSTIN: OK. Now, hold it in front of you...

MYERS: It's going to be gone.

AUSTIN: And now do a twist.

MYERS: I won't be able to fit in my suit. Denise, I'm going to be too skinny.

AUSTIN: Come on. Oh, well, come on, you've got to firm those muscles. Work the waistline this way now.

MYERS: OK.

AUSTIN: Come on, twist. Tighten up your tummy and then twist...

MYERS: Let me get this suit off here. Hold on. This is getting too...

AUSTIN: Yes, come on, loosen up here. Zip up those abs. Tighten up that tummy, yes.

MYERS: And zip up those what?

AUSTIN: Abs. Your abdominals. Make them -- pull them and up. Do you feel your abs tightening? That's it. Twist, twist, good, Chad. That's it.

MYERS: I don't know. I feel something in my back. I don't know what that is.

AUSTIN: OK, and relax. Now, we need to improve our chest and really uplift the breast area. You know why? Because it will help improve your posture. So, here's a great chest exercise.

MYERS: OK.

AUSTIN: I love this one, because you're really firming the chest muscles and improving your posture.

MYERS: What are you doing? Are you doing this?

AUSTIN: No. Bring it behind you.

MYERS: OK. Oh, OK.

AUSTIN: See? It's behind me.

MYERS: I've got it. All right.

AUSTIN: And now, pull it in front of you.

MYERS: I don't have a TV, so I can't really see you well. All right, there we go. I see. I see, OK.

AUSTIN: (UNINTELLIGIBLE).

MYERS: I've got it.

AUSTIN: OK, can you feel it in your chest muscles?

MYERS: Absolutely. Absolutely, that's a good one.

AUSTIN: Your pecks (UNINTELLIGIBLE).

MYERS: Yes.

AUSTIN: This is a really good one.

MYERS: That's like doing the butterfly on the machines downstairs, you know.

AUSTIN: That's right.

MYERS: And with a lot less pain or a lot less potential pain if I do it wrong, Denise. This is really a great exercise. I really do like this one.

AUSTIN: Yes. I love that one. OK, now to improve those lats (ph) underneath here to give you that beautiful V look, and we all want that.

MYERS: OK. Right.

AUSTIN: Raise your little band up above, and you're going to pull down and release up.

MYERS: OK.

AUSTIN: Pull down. The pulling down phase is the tough part. Can you feel it?

MYERS: I'm messing up my hair, Denise.

AUSTIN: Oh, honey, tighten up those bands. Come on. More resistance, just like look at those muscles.

MYERS: Oh, I'll double it up then. All right, there we go.

AUSTIN: Yes. Now, pull it down and up. Down and up. And then the other arm. You've got it, Chad. Good work. Come on, push. These are all easy exercises everybody can do.

MYERS: Carol, I'll be off on Monday, because I'll be too sore to come back.

COSTELLO: OK, guys, I'm sorry, I have to end this segment. We've been having so much fun. Denise, you've provided us with many helpful hints.

MYERS: Thank you, Denise. That was awesome.

COSTELLO: And maybe Chad will exercise in the future.

AUSTIN: Thank you, guys.

COSTELLO: Denise Austin, thank you so much.

AUSTIN: Stay fit. Come one.

COSTELLO: We will.

AUSTIN: You can do it.

COSTELLO: Thanks, Denise, for joining us on DAYBREAK this morning.

AUSTIN: OK. Thank you, guys. Bye.

COSTELLO: Next week, our series, "8 Weeks to a Better Body," continues with suggestions for what to eat before and after you exercise.

OK, Your news, money, weather and sports. It is 6:42 Eastern Time. Here's what's all new this morning.

Police have distributed a composite sketch. Take a look. This is the man Audrey Seiler says abducted her. The University of Wisconsin student was found Wednesday, four days after disappearing.

Big cuts at Detroit public schools; 3,200 workers, including at least 900 teachers, are losing their jobs. Declining enrollment and budget restraints prompted the layoffs.

In money news, smokers in Chicago are paying more for those packs of cigarettes. A county-approved 82 cents per pack tax increase took effect on Thursday.

In sports, Kobe Bryant in a more comfortable court setting. Bryant led the Lakers with 26 points as L.A. went on to beat Houston 93-85. In culture, "The Passion of the Christ" director Mel Gibson made a surprise visit to the Little Sisters of the Poor. Gibson spent about three hours at the Louisville nursing home, watched some of his movie, and then left a very sizable donation.

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COSTELLO: Those are the latest headlines. Coming up on DAYBREAK, and then there were four. They're working their way through the big dance on the way to a championship. So, what's so great about this year's Final Four?

And, we'll tell you why this athletic little piggy is showing off her flying skills.

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COSTELLO: And welcome back to DAYBREAK. It's 6:47 Eastern Time.

Before we get going with sports news this morning, let's head live to New York to check in with Bill and Heidi, who is in for Soledad. They're in New York to tell us what's coming up on "AMERICAN MORNING."

Good morning.

BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Is Chad going to keep doing those stretches, Carol.

MYERS: No.

COSTELLO: You know...

HEMMER: Are you sore?

MYERS: Yes, already.

HEMMER: I bet you are.

COSTELLO: She was really, really, perky, wasn't she?

HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: Very. Frighteningly so.

COSTELLO: Well, exactly. I'm exhausted from that, and I was just watching.

HEMMER: Yes, and so are we.

Carol, listen, among the many headlines, we're going to get you back to Iraq today. Walter Rodgers is standing by there in Baghdad. Also, Michael Durant with the lessons from Somalia 11 years ago and reflections on what we all witnessed earlier in the week in Fallujah. We'll get to that topic quite intensely again today, as of yesterday also.

COLLINS: And then we are going to take you to Israel, where the police there have now gone into a holy site in Jerusalem, one of the holiest in that area, using stun grenades now to control Palestinian protestors. You see some of those images there. And we'll visit that story as well.

HEMMER: Also, on the legal front, we'll get to Jeffrey Toobin. Don't know what's happening with this grand jury regarding Michael Jackson, but we understand that the accuser has testified this week, and we'll talk to Jeff about that.

And Jack is with us as well. He's got a good question online today, too, for you.

By the way, yesterday we had the highest number of e-mails in the history of "AMERICAN MORNING"...

COLLINS: Can you believe that?

HEMMER: ... with regard to the Fallujah deal. So, we're going to change the topic a little bit today, and Jack will tell you all about it.

COSTELLO: All right.

COLLINS: It's a lighter topic.

HEMMER: Yes. Yes. Have a great weekend -- Carol.

COSTELLO: You guys, too. We'll see you in about 10 minutes.

HEMMER: All right.

COLLINS: Great, Carol. Thanks.

COSTELLO: I want to talk sports right now and Freddy Adu.

Chris Cotter from 790 the Zone here in Atlanta is joining us on DAYBREAK's sofa set.

CHRIS COTTER, 790 THE ZONE: Good morning.

COSTELLO: And we want to talk about this soccer player joining the D.C. United, because 14 years old.

COTTER: Yes.

COSTELLO: Did he make his debut yet?

COTTER: You know, well, first of all, when you say, I'm not sure that he's really 14 years old. You remember we had the whole...

COSTELLO: I thought...

MYERS: Yes, I remember.

COTTER: ... situation in the Little League in New York?

MYERS: The baseball player.

COTTER: The baseball player and everything. Well, here's Freddy Adu, and you've heard him speak, and he's very well-spoken for a 14- year-old.

COSTELLO: I heard him on "60 Minutes."

COTTER: He seems a lot more mature to me than your typical and your average 14-year-old would be. I personally think he might be a little bit older than 14.

COSTELLO: OK, you talk about him being well-spoken. We have a sound byte to play for our viewers. Listen.

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FREDDY ADU, PRO SOCCER PLAYER: When I was born, my mom said, when I saw a soccer ball, I started crying because I wanted to hold it so bad in my hands. And it was just -- it's a talent. You know, it's just I was chosen to do this. You know, God gave me the talent, and it was up to me to use it, you know, use it in the right way. And, you know, thank God, you know, because, you know, the people surrounding me, I've had great people, you know, around me, and that's why I'm here right now.

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COSTELLO: Well, he could be 14.

COTTER: I don't know. When I was 14, if I had the cameras on me and the lights, I'd be stumbling and fumbling through my sentences.

COSTELLO: You've seen -- more importantly, though, you've seen him play.

COTTER: Yes, very good. I mean, he is -- and you know what? He's got a lot of pressure on him -- he and another fellow by the name of Tim Howard. It's kind of like the future of American soccer rests on his shoulders. And so many times, Chad, in the past when we've had the World Cup...

MYERS: Yes.

COTTER: ... come to the United States and the women's team and all of the attention that that got, soccer really hasn't taken off in terms of professional soccer being a fan sport in this country.

MYERS: Right.

COTTER: Let's see if he can help that.

MYERS: But we need heroes. It's the reason why Nascar did so well. They had heroes. If soccer can get heroes, people that they can put a name on, they can put a face on. Golf, for instance, if you see John Daly you know it's John Daly. You know, one of those...

COTTER: Yes.

COSTELLO: Well, maybe Freddy Adu will provide that, you know.

MYERS: Exactly.

COSTELLO: We have to get on to March Madness now, because I know that's what all of you are waiting for anxiously. When are the games? Are they tomorrow night, right?

COTTER: Who do you think I'm rooting for?

MYERS: Can I take a guess?

COSTELLO: I think probably Georgia Tech.

COTTER: Little old gold here. It's right in my alma mater, Georgia Tech in the Final Four. And the greatest thing about the Final Four is there's a different story for every team every year. And that's why this year is as great as last year is as great as 10 years ago.

COSTELLO: So, what's the big story coming out of March Madness this year?

COTTER: Well, the biggest story really is you have three coaches that have all been there before, and Eddie Sutton at Oklahoma State, Mike Krzyewski at Duke, and Jim Calhoun at Yukon. And then you have Paul Hewitt, who is 40 years old...

MYERS: Yes.

COTTER: ... who is just in his fourth year at Georgia Tech, and, you know, a young coach, his first time there, but he's really the hot -- the new hot young coach in college basketball.

So, people are kind of looking at that. You have a Duke team -- now, this is 10 years that Mike Krzyewski has now gone to the Final Four. Ten times! That has to rival, you know, John Wooden at UCLA among the greatest accomplishments of all time in college basketball.

COSTELLO: So...

MYERS: A lot of people say -- go ahead.

COSTELLO: Oh, no, I was just going to force him to make a pick between Duke and Yukon.

COTTER: I'm going to pick Yukon.

MYERS: Oh, really?

COTTER: Yukon is the best team of the four teams. They are. When they're playing their best and when they're on, nobody can beat them. So, I'm going to say that they are going to be at their best. They have senior experience in the point guard position, Amika Okafor (ph), the best offensive/defensive two-way player in the game. I'm going to say Yukon beats Duke.

COSTELLO: Go ahead, Chad.

MYERS: Many people were saying that Georgia Tech kind of slid in there, because they didn't have to play one or two, because they got knocked out beforehand. I mean, have they played anyone?

COTTER: Well, the one thing about Georgia Tech is they played close games throughout.

MYERS: Yes.

COTTER: And that has helped them along the way.

MYERS: All right.

COTTER: And remember, they beat a Kansas team.

MYERS: yes.

COTTER: You know, one of the storied teams in college basketball to get to the Final Four, an experienced Kansas team. And they were able to shut them down. It looked like Kansas would steamroll their way through, and Tech was able to in a close game beat them. And I think a lot of the close games they played early on in the tournament helped them to get ready for a close, tight battle.

MYERS: Right.

COSTELLO: Well, take your school loyalty out of the equation. Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State?

COTTER: I don't know if that's -- all right, you know, I'll take my school loyalty out and I'll pick the best team.

COSTELLO: Take that tie off.

COTTER: Georgia Tech is going to beat Oklahoma State. Oklahoma State is a better team, I think, in most phases, but Tech for some reason they just seem like they've got magic on their side. And that's what, you know, March Madness is all about.

MYERS: Yes.

COTTER: Just finding something intangible, and Tech seems to have it. So, I'm going to take Tech and Yukon in the finals.

COSTELLO: You know what's really strange? The college basketball season really does not begin until the end of March, early April, doesn’t it?

COTTER: Well...

COSTELLO: But nobody pays any attention to it until March Madness. COTTER: I think people pay attention to it, but March Madness is just this special time of year. It's like the bowl season in college football and the beginning of the NFL season, October and baseball. You know, it's just that -- there's a special time of year that everybody looks forward to, and this is it. In March Madness, everybody has their pools going, you know, the offices, the water cooler talk.

MYERS: Yes, all over.

COSTELLO: That's for sure. Chris Cotter from 790 the Zone joining us DAYBREAK this morning, and we thank you for that.

COTTER: You're welcome.

COSTELLO: Chad will join me for "The Lightning Round" coming up, but first the latest headlines for you.

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COSTELLO: Ah, it is time for our "Lightning Round." So, let's get to it, shall we?

MYERS: The last one of the week.

COSTELLO: Last one of the week.

All babies are cute, aren't they, Chad?

MYERS: Oh, well, I don't know about that.

COSTELLO: Oh, no, these are fuzzy little newborns. They're at the San Francisco Zoo. They're bald eagles.

MYERS: Oh, wow! Cute.

COSTELLO: Isn't that cute? They're only about 4 days old. Ah!

MYERS: Sweet.

COSTELLO: Check out Beauty, the flying pig. There she is. She's the star attraction at the Royal Easter Show in Sidney, Australia. These photos are actually from her dress rehearsal, Chad.

MYERS: It must be the ears, the large ears. Maybe she can fly with those ears, like Dumbo.

COSTELLO: She's actually a diving pig. She can dive nine feet into a pool of water in front of a huge crowd cheering her on.

MYERS: I don't see the crowd.

COSTELLO: Well, these are her practice photos.

MYERS: Oh, OK, all right.

COSTELLO: Because she doesn't begin until tomorrow.

MYERS: OK, fair enough.

COSTELLO: OK. Pop star Jessica Simpson is the cover girl for the 30th anniversary edition of "People" magazine. That's out today. Oh, she looks nice in that fur, though.

This weekend, CNN will celebrate three decades of "People" magazine covers with a special edition of "PEOPLE IN THE NEWS." That airs tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. Eastern, and again Sunday night at 7:00 Eastern.

And do not forget to set your clocks forward one hour this weekend. Daylight Savings Time returns at 2:00 a.m. Sunday, so spring forward, everyone.

MYERS: Correct. And...

COSTELLO: That does it -- oh, go ahead, Chad.

MYERS: No. And set the clock ahead before you go to bed.

COSTELLO: Good idea.

MYERS: Yes.

COSTELLO: "AMERICAN MORNING" starts right now.

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